David Vlahov

David Vlahov (born August 31, 1952)[1] is an American epidemiologist and professor emeritus at the UCSF School of Nursing, of which he previously served as dean from April 2011 to August 2016. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Urban Health, and has been a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2011.[2][3] He is known for researching issues related to social determinants of health, such as the effectiveness of needle exchange programs.[4][5] With Sandro Galea, he has also researched psychological responses to the September 11 attacks among residents of New York City.[6][7]

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  2. ^ "David Vlahov". UCSF Profiles. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. ^ "UCSF School of Nursing Dean David Vlahov to Step Down". UC San Francisco (Press release). Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. ^ Barry-Jester, Anna Maria (2016-01-08). "It Took 20 Years For The Government To Pay For An Obvious Way To Prevent HIV". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  5. ^ Cohn, Meredith (2016-06-18). "Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health turns 100". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  6. ^ Grace, Francie (2002-05-28). "Drinking Up, Lighting Up". CBS News. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  7. ^ Goode, Erica (2003-02-20). "THREATS AND RESPONSES: MENTAL HEALTH; Long-Term Effects of Post-Trauma Events". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-03.